Lawmakers in Little Rock worked during this legislative session to figure out how the state will handle residents who are currently enrolled in Medicaid.

This Medicaid expansion plan is a result of the passage of the Affordable Care Act.

For the next 10 years lawmakers said about $1-billion in federal money will be sent to Arkansas.

The money, lawmakers said will be given to people enrolled in Medicare to join private health insurance plans.

Medicaid expansion is one of the many bills that came out of the 89th Legislative Session in Little Rock. What was originally called Medicaid expansion is now being called the, “private option.”

The private option, lawmakers said could save the state $170-million in 2015. 2015 is when the private option plan is expected to kick in.

“This will take what’s called navigators—they will be people assigned to try to get these people on the rolls and I’ll think you’ll see both a natural transition and a concerted effort by hospitals, health care providers--everyone trying to bring these people into the system,” said Arkansas State Senator Jake Files.

Files said this new law has several provisions in if future lawmakers see problems with the program; they can wipe the slate clean and go back to the drawing board with a new plan.

“I think it’s important to look that over a two year period that this is a natural transition to Medicaid to the private rolls, and we’ll be taking a lot of people off the Medicare rolls—35% was the number that was used will come off the rolls and go into private insurance,” said Sen. Files.

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin said she opposed Medicaid expansion.

Beebe is expected to sign the Medicaid expansion bill into law at 9:30 a.m. in Little Rock.

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